Cover for bottles



Nov. 3, 1942- J. E. SNYDER COVER FOR BOTTLES Filed Aug.

Patented Nov. 3, 1942 COVER FOR BOTTLES James E. Snyder, Akron, footCorporation, Wi

tion of Delaware Ohio, assignor to Winglmington, Del., 2, corpora-Application August 2, 1940, Serial No. 349,592

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a cover for bottles, made from sheet material,preferably transparent. It protects the bottles and labels from dust,etc. and also prevents their being soiled when handled by clerks andprospective customers. The cover'may be made of any sheet material suchas regenerated cellulose, cellulose esters or ethers, preferablycontaining a heat-sealable coating, rubber hydrochloride, plasticizedpolymerized vinyl derivatives, etc. Although an uncolored transparentsheet is generally preferred, a sheet colored with opaque pigments maybe used, as well as a sheet which has been tinted with dyestuffs, etc.

The covering of this invention is so formed that it can be slipped overthe top of a bottle and fastened by bringing the bottom edges of thecover together over the bottom of the bottle.

The invention will be further described in connection with theaccompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 illustrates the bottle cover;

Fig. 2 is a front view of a covered bottle;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the same; and

Fig. 4 illustrates a modified form of cover.

The cover shown in Fig. 1 is formed from two pieces of sheet material,identical in shape, which are superimposed over one another andunitedalong certain of their edges. The sheets compose a hood portion I anda'body portion 2. They are sealed along the side edges 3 and 4 and alongthe top of the hood 5 and the sloping sides of the hood 6 and 7. If aheat-sealable material, such as rubber hydrochloride film, is used formaking the cover, the seams are advantageously formedby the applicationof heat to unite the edges of the film. An adhesive or solvent may beused.

The shoulder portions 8 and 9 are advantageously made parallel with thebottom l0. These shoulder portions are never sealed and the bottom edgesof the hood and I2, which slant up from the shoulders and connect themwith the sloping sides 6 and l, are never sealed.

To use the cover the two sheets of film are separated along the bottomin and slipped over the top of a bottle as shown in Fig. 2. If thebottle has perpendicular sides the perimeter of the body portion 2 ofthe cover is just enough larger than the perimeter of the body of thebottle to form a suitable cover for the bottle. The top 5 of the hoodflattens out over the top of the bottle and the side seams of the hood,6 and 1, are flattened out and cover the space over The notches at theshoulder prevent the" for the shoulders and around the neck of thebottle. 55

bottle between the shoulders. The angle and size of the notch willdepend upon the ratio of the width of the bottle shown in Fig. 2 to itsthickness shown in Fig. 3 and will also depend upon the angle betweenthe top of the bottle and the shoulder. The notches may be so cut that asmall opening is formed at the shoulder as shown in Fig. 3.

If, instead of having the shoulders 8 and 9 parallel with the bottom inof the cover, these shoulders slant up toward the edges Ii and I2, theshoulders 9 will overlap the edges I2 of the hood and the shoulders 8will overlap the edges ll. These shoulders may then be united to theedges of the hood by heat-sealing, adhesive or transparent tape.

After the cover has bottle, the bottom edges Hl are ioided under in anysuitable manner and fastened with adhesive, or by heat-sealing or with atax stamp, or in any other suitable way.

Instead of using two pieces of film, a single piece may be used andloided at one euge or at the top or in any other convenient place.

If adhesive is used for uniting contacting surfaces of him, instead ofheat-seahllg, the cover may be made as shown in big. 4. n single sheetof the film is Iolded at the edges w and united with adhesive along theseam 21. The top edges 22, 23 and 24 are then united with adhesive.

Instead of providing a mat top to the cover, such asshown in Figs. 1 and4, the top might come to a point or be rounded. The rial. top does notlie fiat on a hat bOttlE! stopper, but because the cover must beflattened out, there are ears 25 at both sides of the top OI the bottlewhich are preiel-aoly folded to the bottle as shown in Fig. 2. ifpreferred, instead of sealing the top of the hood 5, the top may be leitopen so that the flaps may be folded hat across the top or otherwiseunited and sealed. If the bottle is closed with a cork which extendsabove the top of the bottle, a pointed cover, rather than one with afiat top. may be preferred.

The drawing is illustrative. The invention in cludes variousmodifications of the cover shown, although essentially the covercomprises a body portion which is united at both sides and a hoodportion which comprises two sloping edges, such as the edges 6 and 1,which are united through at least a portion of their length. If thewalls of the bottle are not straight and perpendicular the edges 3 and 4of the cover are not necessarily been snugly fitted to the cover may bemade from a preformed tube, if desired.

I claim:

A bottle cover which comprises two flat similar portions of film, eachcomprising a rectangular body portion and a hood portion, the sides ofwhich hood converge toward the top, the lateral edges of the bodyportion of one of the flat portions of the film being united to thecorresponding lateral edges of the other flat portion of the film andthe converging sides of one hood portion being united to thecorresponding converging sides of the other hood portion, each of saidflat portions having registering notches in the opposite lateral edgesthereof at the zone of juncture of the body and hood portions therebyseparating the hood from the body portion, said cover when in operativeposition being free from wrinkles due to the notches forming openingsbetween the hood and body portions of the cover at the shoulders of thebottle covered thereby. JAMES E. SNYDER.

